Longnose Hawkfish

[1234-fishy-freind]

Hi guys.

My lfs has just got in a longnose hawkfish and it is the first time ive seen one and I think its great!
I am really tempted to get it but I have read that when theyre fully grown (5 inches) they will eat small fish.
Just how small of fish will they eat though? My current smallest fish is an adult 6 line wrasse of about 3 inches, is there any threat here?
My mum also wants me to get a group of blue damselfish (chysiptera cyanea) which grow to about 2.5 inches. Would a hawkfish make a meal of these guys?

thanks
josh

 

[-Nemo-]

I wouldn't worry about him with the fish you have, I would worry about any invertebrates you might have

 

[1234-fishy-freind]

Is there only a chance of them eating really small fish like clown gobies and small slender fish like neon gobies?
I dont have any invrts, fowrl, so there is no worry there.

josh

 

[-Nemo-]

Yes. I wouldn't worry about him with larger or "bulkier" fish like you have.

 

[1234-fishy-freind]

Blue damsels arent exactly bulky, but they are damsels are all, though a more peaceful type. So will it be fine with damsels too?


josh

 

[robincushing]

i have a long nosed hawk fish and he is very timid and hardly bothers anything except his feed.